--- title: 'DevOps Engineer (Mid, Senior) at Talon.One' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/devops-engineer-mid-senior-talon-one-berlin-7mp8dzat3mcb' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-09-04' --- # DevOps Engineer (Mid, Senior) at Talon.One - **Company:** Talon.One - **Location:** Berlin, Germany - **Posted:** 2026-06-29 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-04 - **Apply:** https://www.talon.one/job-listing?gh_jid=4911728101 ## Job description ## ABOUT THE TEAM: Talon.One’s R&D has a cross-functional group of engineers, product thinkers, and designers who build and scale the systems behind Talon.One’s platform. Each team owns a clear slice of our ecosystem, operating with autonomy and shared accountability. As part of the Platform Tribe, the Infrastructure team focuses on the foundations that power everything we build: Cloud Architecture, Kubernetes, Networking, Terraform, CI/CD, GitOps, and more. We design scalable, reliable, and secure systems so product engineers can move fast with confidence. We value curiosity, open collaboration, and mutual growth. Everyone has visibility into how things work end to end, and we encourage mentoring and knowledge sharing across disciplines. Talon.One is building an inclusive workplace where diverse perspectives shape better systems and better outcomes. We’re based in Berlin and welcome professionals already here or excited to relocate. ## ABOUT THE ROLE: We’re looking for a Senior DevOps Engineer to join our Platform Tribe. You’ll help evolve the systems that keep Talon.One reliable, secure, and scalable. Our team uses a Kanban flow and a quarterly roadmap that balances long-term initiatives and iterative improvements. You’ll collaborate closely with infrastructure, platform, and product engineers to build resilient infrastructure, automate operations, and simplify cloud complexity. We value engineers who take ownership, bring proactive thinking to design discussions, and share knowledge openly. This is a hands-on role where reliability, automation, and thoughtful collaboration define success. WHAT WE NEED YOU TO BRING TO THE TABLE: - 5+ years of experience in a Cloud Infrastructure or DevOps Engineering role, with a strong record of building and maintaining production systems at scale. - Deep understanding of CI/CD pipelines, with hands-on experience improving automation, reliability, and developer workflows, ideally using tools like ArgoCD or similar GitOps-based deployment systems. - Expert knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes, including best practices for observability, scalability, and resilience. - Solid experience with cloud providers (preferably GCP) and a sound grasp of cloud-native architectures and infrastructure as code. - Experience with parts of our stack: Bash, Golang, PostgreSQL, and Git. - Experience with Datadog or Prometheus for monitoring and metrics. - High levels of ownership and autonomy, you execute independently, make pragmatic decisions, and follow through with consistency and care. - A genuine interest in mentoring others, sharing context, and raising the technical bar of the team through collaboration and knowledge transfer. ## OUR TECHNOLOGY: - Google Cloud Platform and GKE - PostgreSQL - BuildKite, ArgoCD - Go for our API & Custom Kubernetes Operators - Hashicorp ecosystem (Terraform, Vault, etc.) - Kafka and BigQuery for DataOps ## WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU: - 90+ team of engineers, product managers and product designers in Berlin - Leaders with 8+ years of experience building our promotions engine - €1,000 annual learning budget and free German language courses to boost your skills - 30 days of annual leave, plus extra paid days for your birthday and moving day - Home office setup budget, a monthly home office allowance - Freedom to work from abroad for up to 90 days worldwide! - Mental health support with nilo.health and a discounted Urban Sports Club membership - 20% company subsidy on your pension contributions - Subsidised BVG public transport ticket and a dog-friendly Berlin office where your furry friend is welcome - Lease your ideal bike through BusinessBike WHY YOU SHOULD WORK FOR US: - The right attitude: modern methods and a diverse, creative workspace with an open and international culture - Everyone for the product: Together we create a flexible, highly scalable product with state-of-the-art technologies. We can only succeed if everyone works as a team - Healthy Growth: Growing our company means growing everyone in the team. We love to share knowledge and learn - A great environment: Flexible and family-friendly environment, bright and easily accessible offices, modern software and hardware - High flexibility degree: Prefer to work early or late at night? Do you have to pick up your children from kindergarten? Do you prefer working abroad? We believe in results and motivated employees Do you want this job? We’d love to hear from you! Apply directly via the form below. Talon.One is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer that proudly pursues and hires a diverse workforce. We do not make employment decisions on the basis of race, color, religious belief, ethnic origin, nationality, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable local, state, or federal laws or prohibited by company policy. As an employer we strive for a healthy and safe workplace and strictly prohibit harassment of any kind. Find out more about our [Candidate Privacy Policy](https://www.talon.one/legal/candidate-privacy-policy). ## About Talon.One ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: Talon.One is the leading incentives engine that unifies loyalty, promotions, and gamification into a single flexible platform, enabling enterprise brands to build personalized, profitable customer rewards. - **Entity Type**: Private (growth stage; acquired by/gone public? Not indicated – still operates as Talon.One under Adyen? Source says "joins forces with Adyen" – treat as private, likely part of Adyen group but not publicly traded standalone) - **Headquarters**: Berlin, Germany - **Founded**: 2015 - **Founders**: Not publicly listed in the provided sources (may be multiple; not disclosed) ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Customer engagement / loyalty & promotions software (SaaS, enterprise) - **Target customers**: Enterprise teams across retail, fintech, QSR, grocery, and B2B – including marketers, growth leads, product managers, and developers - **Mission/purpose**: To break the cycle of rigid, discount-first loyalty platforms by putting promotion and loyalty design back in the hands of teams, enabling companies to build, test, and evolve distinctive incentives strategies. ## Products & Services - **Incentives Engine (Core Platform)**: Unified platform combining loyalty program management, personalized promotions, and gamification. Supports offer management & execution, enterprise loyalty management, and personalized promotions. - **Talon.One Predict**: AI/ML-powered tool that predicts customer behavior, tests smarter incentives, and optimizes promotional spend. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available (private company; financial details undisclosed) - **Key Metric**: Over 300 enterprise clients (including Adidas, Nordstrom, Sephora, Carlsberg); 300+ employees; 8 global hubs. - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Recently announced a partnership / joining forces with Adyen (the payments platform). Clients include Adidas, Nordstrom, Sephora, Carlsberg. - **Growth Signals**: Growing from foundation in 2015 to 300+ employees and 300+ clients; global expansion with hubs in US, UK, Singapore, Australia; increased strategic importance of incentives in the market. ## Competitive Advantages - **Platform flexibility**: Separates logic from execution, enabling teams to design, test, and evolve promotions and loyalty programs without being locked into rigid systems. - **Enterprise scalability**: Handles millions of real-time incentive decisions across markets, channels, and use cases. - **Data-driven personalization**: Allows use of any data to create personalized, gamified rewards beyond generic discounts. - **Security & reliability**: Enterprise-grade security built in. ## Strategic Focus - Deepening integration with payments/omnichannel (as hinted by Adyen alliance) - Expanding geographic footprint (hubs in US, UK, Singapore, Australia) - Investing in AI capabilities (Predict product) - Continuing to shift customers from legacy loyalty platforms toward more agile, testable incentive strategies. ## Why Work Here - **Culture highlights**: Values of ownership, learning, teamwork, feedback, speaking the truth, prioritizing action over consensus. Described as curious, generous collaborators who enjoy solving hard problems. - **Global team**: Over 55 nationalities; English is working language; diverse and inclusive environment. - **Hybrid/remote policy**: Hybrid model – Berlin HQ runs hybrid (onsite + remote). Hubs use coworking spaces. Teams agree on in-office rhythms. Opportunity to work remotely from outside country of employment for up to 90 days per year. - **Visa sponsorship**: Full visa process supported for hires in Berlin, including relocation budget. Varies by country for other hubs. - **Recruitment process**: Typically 2–5 weeks. Includes recruiter screen, manager/technical interview, take-home task, panel interview, decision. Feedback often within 2–3 days per stage. - **Perks**: Not detailed, but mentioned relocation budget, visa support, and a collaborative environment. ## Sources 1. [talon.one](https://www.talon.one/about-us) 2. [talon.one](https://www.talon.one/) 3. [job-boards.greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/talonone/) 4. 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